Forum: Graduate Admissions

I just had my GRE and scored 1390. I have just joined this forum and earnestly seek your help regarding my chances for a PhD. I am a bit worried :hmm: since I do not know whether my score is at par with the requirements of the univs that I intend to apply to..my preferences are purdue/cornell...

Hello everyone. I'm a first year econ grad student. For some reason, I want to leave my current school. I wonder if you know of any school which has accepted transfer students, with first year course-work exempted. In other words, the student can go directly to second year of the new school. ...

hi, i wanna knw how is Fordham university for MS in CS. The university has a roman catholic affliation so does RC students get an upper hand during admits. Also how is texas tech university and NIU (Northern illonis university ) for MS in CS....plz help me ppl. regards

Hello all. I've been away for awhile, but I wanted to pose a question to the TM community: Consider the spectrum of research, from pure theory to applied theory to purely empirical studies. I have been considering finance, but this applies to all econ fields. Where do you think the most...

Hi i did my undergraduation in Information Technology and i have a very low CGPA my aggregate is 60% with 10 back logs all cleared and my GRE score is 1200 and Toefl ibt 104 .I like to do my masters in computers . what are my chances to get admission and do i need to write subject GRE so that my...

Question: when the school does not specify what the length of the SoP should be, how long should I make it? There is a number of school that want just 500 words (which is crazy), there is a couple that say 2-3 pages double-spaced; I presume it's somewhere withing that range, whats your take?

Hi friends Im new around here! Wish id found this site earlier though! I jus finished with my GRE and TOEFL. I shall be apping for Phd programs in Computational and Systems Biology/ Bioinformatics track basically for fall 2007. My GRE score (1430 overall) : Quant- 750, Verbal-680 AWA and...

hi !! cud anybody please suggest a good format for resume for graduate school?? Do we need to mention abt each schools or academic institution attended?? thanx Zephyr

Hi friends, Is there anyone among us from the State University of New York, Stony Brook? I got an admission and I am in need of detailed info about living expenses, accomodation, climate and many other things there from people with first-hand experience. Any piece of information would be...

My life has been taking entrepreneur path and now I am exhausted after my diligent work so far. Results have been appalling vis-a-vis my ambitions though with lot of innovation through out the career. I just feel that I am still learning the trade and not too far from glory. I have my...

hi guys , i got reading : 27 listening : 28 speaking : 20 writing : 29 total : 104 i am planning for ms in cs . i checked out a lot of top universities , their requirement is 80 + . what do u guys think ? is it ok ? infact i have already reported the...

My profile: 1. Bachelor's degree in Botany in China 2. Overall GPA 87.0, top 6% ranking 3. GRE: V 600 85%, Q 790 91%, AW 3.5 17% 4. TOEFL ibt: 96 5. First Place Award in National Mathematical Contest In Modeling(MCM) 6. Two papers on school journal, one is pertinent to plant, the other is...

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Hi, --------- sorry for spamming, I posted this to Financial Aid forum, but I need answers relatively soon, so I am posting here too. --------- Some universities I am applying to (for PhD) require all intl applicants to send financial statement. Some want this only after admission. They...

Hey all, Congratulations to all those who got in!! And goodluck to those who are still waiting to hear back. :) Do you have any suggestions/tips u wanna share for future econ ph.d applicants?? -------- a little about me: junior, math + econ major in a very good LAC, want to go for Ph.D...

Hi: this is the 1st time I come here and I find information here quite useful. here's the question. My Gre score is V430, Q800, AW5.0, Toefl is 610, 6.0. I'm so worried about my low verbal grade. I wonder that if my high Twe and Aw score could make it up. Since I want to get financial aid, does...

Hi! I'm wondering how accurate those econ department rankings are that are based on # of publications and citations? Are the top schools really all they're cracked up to be? I am just looking for rankings in terms of quality of education and future job prospects outside of academia. (I'm not...

All: I am currently applying to Ph.D programs in political science for Fall 2007. My application is full of highs and lows. As I am a pessimist, I can't be objective with my chances. Perhaps you can assist? 1. I am earning my degree from a nonprestigious state university in the South. I...

All: I am currently applying to Ph.D programs in political science for Fall 2007. My application is full of highs and lows. As I am a pessimist, I can't be objective with my chances. Perhaps you can assist? 1. I am earning my degree from a nonprestigious state university in the South. ...

hi, i am palnning to apply for ph.d in biochemistry/molecular biology in spring 2008. will b giving gre in feb/march 2007.i have seen in one of the threads that getting the financial aid in spring is much tougher........is this applicable to students applying either for masters or ph.d? hey also...